Amid the continued political disaster in Maharashtra following a riot by senior Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde and others, the loyalists of social gathering president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took out a two-wheeler rally in Mumbai and held protests in components of Pune in opposition to the dissident leaders on Sunday.
Sena staff and its native functionaries, led by the Pune metropolis unit president Gajanan Tharkude, staged ‘jode maro’ (hit with footwear) protests at two locations – outdoors Balgandharva auditorium and in Kothrud – and raised slogans in opposition to the rebels.
The social gathering staff have been seen hitting Shinde’s picture with footwear.
“These protests are meant to put out a message that Shiv Sainiks will not forgive the traitors,” Tharkude mentioned.
Party corporators, native office-bearers and staff took half within the agitations, he mentioned, including {that a} two-wheeler rally was additionally organised in help of Thackeray.
On Saturday, Sena staff, led by corporator Vishal Dhanwade, had vandalised the workplace of insurgent MLA Tanaji Sawant in Katraj space for “betryaing” CM Thackeray.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, a lot of social gathering staff, together with girls, assembled outdoors the workplace of ‘Saamana’, Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece, at Prabhadevi and took out a two-wheeler rally elevating slogans in opposition to Shinde and insurgent MLAs.
A Sena supporter, who took half within the rally, mentioned, “Hindutva is with Uddhav Thackeray. If rebel MLAs have to say anything, then they should come to Mumbai instead of sitting in Guwahati.” “Shiv Sena belongs to Balasaheb Thackeray. Nobody else can stake claim to it. We are here to support Uddhav Thackeray,” one other social gathering employee mentioned.
In view of the rally, the Mumbai police tightened safety within the space, an official mentioned.
Meanwhile, a signboard carrying the identify of Byculla MLA Yamini Jadhav, who is without doubt one of the social gathering rebels, was discovered blackened. The board is positioned underneath the Byculla bridge, a police official mentioned.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”